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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have the monkeys discovered in the bottoms?
(a) A well.
(b) Jay Berry's net.
(c) A big cave.
(d) A sour mash fermenting setup.

2. Who offers to send a telegram to the circus people about the monkeys being caught?
(a) The mailman.
(b) Papa.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Grandpa.

3. What do Grandpa and Jay Berry buy at the big store on their way home?
(a) Netting.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Rope.
(d) Coconuts.

4. Why do Papa and Jay Berry agree to tend Grandpa's store for a day?
(a) So Grandpa can take Grandma to a wedding.
(b) So Grandpa and Grandma can go on a little trip.
(c) So Grandpa can have surgery.
(d) So Grandpa, Grandma, Mama and Daisy can go to town.

5. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys hiding when he returns to the bottoms after the big storm?
(a) In the bur oak trees.
(b) In an abandoned barn.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a washout along the riverbank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daisy claims that the character she sees outside the window is sending them ____________________.

2. Where do Grandpa and Jay Berry stay in the town?

3. Where does Jay Berry take the monkeys for food and shelter?

4. What does Jimbo do when Jay Berry gives him an apple?

5. How long will it take the paint mare's leg to heal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Grandpa and Jay Berry's trip to the library.

2. When does Jay Berry realize what Grandpa was trying to tell him by showing him the crippled pony?

3. How does Jay Berry recover from his hangover and what does he determine to never do again?

4. Where does Jay Berry find the monkeys on the morning after the big storm?

5. Who does Daisy tell Jay Berry about when she takes refuge in his room during a thunderstorm?

6. What vehicle pulls into the Lee family's lane and why is it especially unusual?

7. What is Grandpa's idea for getting more information about catching the monkeys?

8. What is Jay Berry's response when Grandpa asks about his wish in the fairy ring?

9. How does Jay Berry get word to the circus people that he has caught the monkeys?

10. What events occur in the story to foreshadow Jay Berry's success with catching the monkeys?

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